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Grandmaofone Sat 27-Jun-26 16:33:11

does anyone have them or at least seen any?

I just found a lone one on the window sill, urged him
to go fetch his friends, bring rain

and a ladybird, when I was expecting swarms in this heat

does anyone else have swifts swallows or house martins swooping above,
feeding on the wing, it’s like Summer

they fly from Africa, amazing really

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Oldnproud Sat 27-Jun-26 17:13:32

Yes, the thunder bugs have been about all week here, though fortunately in small numbers. There is one crawling across my screen as I type.
So far I have been able to tolerate them, but there are usually a couple of weeks in early July when I have to stay indoors because of them.
I didn't know they existed until we moved to Northamptonshire when I was in my mid 20s!

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Oldnproud Sat 27-Jun-26 17:22:40

Loads of ladybirds in my garden, though not in actual swarms yet.

I have watched them go through a full life cycle this year, as first the ladybirds laid their eggs, from which the alien-looking larvae hatched about a week later, then after feeding well on the aphids on my cherry tree (i think that lasted another week), they latched onto the leaves and many have now developed into ladybirds.
It won't be long before they repeat the cycle.

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